Tag: Gender imbalance

The Startling Plight of China’s Leftover Ladies

In Foreign Policy, Christina Larson looks at the phenomenon of “leftover women,” or women who remain single in their late 20s. She asks why, with China’s well-documented gender imbalance, women are choosing to remain single despite an abundance of available bachelors: What’s most startling about this national obsession with China’s Bridget Joneses is that sheer number

April 23, 2012 11:41 AM

Rejecting the “Leftover Women” Label

As the marriage market in China grows more competitive due to a surplus of men, some Chinese single ladies are starting t

April 24, 2013 12:59 PM

Fallout From The One-Child Policy

As China considers loosening its one-child policy and internal encouragement of reform has been reported, the GlobalPost

January 4, 2013 8:26 PM

Two-Child Policy?

The former head of China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission suggests that the government is consi

November 29, 2012 1:35 PM

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